Columbus lawyer suspended by Supreme Court didn't make her case

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May 6, 2014 at 12:01 AMMay 8, 2014 at 11:18 AM

A Columbus lawyer was suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court today for failing to respond to a misconduct-complaint. Regina Lynn Hilburn, 49, received an interim suspension by default after court disciplinary officials accused her of neglecting client's cases, dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.

Randy Ludlow, The Columbus Dispatch

A Columbus lawyer was suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday for failing to respond to a misconduct complaint.

Regina Lynn Hilburn, 49, received an interim suspension by default after court disciplinary officials accused her of neglecting clients’ cases, dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.

She received an 18-month suspension, with 12 months stayed, in late 2012 for separate misconduct related to domestic-relations cases she was handling for clients. Hilburn did not seek to renew her law license after her suspension ended.

Among the new charges, she was accused of improperly agreeing to send a client a judge’s order in his case if he would loan her $150 to pay her cellphone bill.

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline asked the court to suspend Hilburn after she failed to address the new charges filed against her.

rludlow@dispatch.com

@RandyLudlow

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